The instant the thought crossed Chi Tong's mind, the crimson lightning in his eyes flared brilliantly.
The Eye of Heaven ran at full power, locking onto Sawakita and the other two.
Every movement, every exertion of force, every shift in their center of gravity over the next few seconds was instantly captured and clearly displayed in his mind without the slightest omission.
He did not waste any more time. Instead, he rapidly sifted through countless frames of future trajectories, searching and tracking.
Very quickly, it locked onto a crucial piece of information.
The defensive encirclement formed by the three of them was not truly airtight. Whenever they switched defensive stances or adjusted their centers of gravity, several extremely brief, relatively weak moments would always appear.
This so-called weakness was not a conventional defensive flaw, not enough to let him break through easily.
But compared to when the three of them were fully pressed together in an impenetrable defense, their defensive strength would weaken by the slightest bit during those moments—and that slight bit was enough.
Chi Tong slowly lowered his center of gravity as the crimson aura around him began to surge madly.
He knew full well that if he wanted to break free from these three clinging to him like leeches, he had to seize that fleeting instant with perfect precision, concentrating every last bit of strength from Limit Domain into that one moment and smashing through the seemingly unbreakable shackles of their defense.
Sawakita Eiji pressed close in front of Chi Tong. Feeling the increasingly heavy crimson aura around him, a trace of barely noticeable apology and shame flashed through his eyes, though more than that, there was determination for his team's victory.
Staring at Chi Tong's profile, he said in a low voice, "I'm really sorry, Chi